D_FJ French

Faculty of Social Studies
Spring 2010
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Kateřina Sedláčková, Ph.D.
Language Centre Faculty of Arts Division – Language Centre
Contact Person: Hana Hoblová
Prerequisites
You should have a B2 CEFR (Common European Framework) level of French language competence to pass this exam or obtain recognition.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
FRENCH FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXAM FOR FF DOCTORAL STUDENTS:
The AIM of this course is to test that the student has at least a B2 level (CEF - Common European Framework) of French in ACADEMIC WRITING.
Students are obliged to read academic literature in French (about 60 pages) and paraphrase the content in an oral or written form (the form can be agreed upon by the examinor). If the form is written, 4 pages are required. Students also have to submit a rapport in French about their studies or profession in 1-2-pages and have to prove their ability to give an oral presentation.

(2) have the exam RECOGNIZED on the basis of an exam that was done before, or on the basis of appropriate documentation (such as a publication in the foreign language; see below). This French essay writing is regularly conducted 3 times a year: during exam periods in January/February, May/June and September. Students must register at least 3 working days before the exam date.
Exam registration involves
(1) signing up in IS and
RECOGNITION OF EXAM is possible if one of the following is provided:
(1) International language certificates at the B2 level of CEF (Common European Framework) i.e., DELF
(2) the General State Language Exam,
(3) a university degree in French,
(4) a degree obtained from a foreign university where the study language was French, or
(5) PUBLICATIONS (the student’s name must be written as the main author or first co-author in all of the following cases): book, lecture, article; or PRESENTATION at a conference held in French (the student’s name must be written as the main AUTHOR AND PRESENTER; the student must also submit a published abstract of the presentation and a written version of the presentation itself); a rejected unpublished article (the student must also submit the text and the rejection explanation).
Syllabus
  • This is an EXAM COURSE ONLY where the student writes an essay on the dissertation topic or can obtain recognition based on previous work (see REQUIREMENTS below). There is NO participation component.
Literature
  • BOULARES, Michèle and Jean-Louis FRÉROT. Grammaire progressive du français : avec 400 excercices. Paris: CLE International, 2001, 192 s. ISBN 2090338625. info
  • Oral écrit. Livret d' activités. Paris: Hachete, 1994, 127 s. ISBN 2-0102-0612-6. info
  • POISSON-QUINTON, Sylvie, Reine MIMRAN and Michèle MAHÉO-LE COADIC. Grammaire expliquée du français : niveau intermédiaire : exercices. [Paris]: Cle International, 2003, 224 s. ISBN 2090337044. info
  • LARGER, Nicole and Reine MIMRAN. Vocabulaire expliqué du français. Niveau intermédiaire. Paris: CLE International, 2004, 288 s. ISBN 2090337192. info
  • BLOOMFIELD, Anatole and Emmanuelle DAILL. DELF B2 : 200 activités : [nouveau diplôme]. [Paris]: CLE International, 2006, 157 s. ISBN 9782090352313. info
Teaching methods
This is an EXAM COURSE ONLY where the student writes an essay on the dissertation topic or can obtain recognition based on previous work (see REQUIREMENTS below). There is NO participation component.
Assessment methods
FRENCH FOREIGN LANGUAGE EXAM FOR FF DOCTORAL STUDENTS:
The AIM of this course is to test that the student has at least a B2 level (CEF - Common European Framework) of French in ACADEMIC WRITING.
Students are obliged to either:
(1) write an essay (on the dissertation topic) organized by the Language Education Centre for the Faculty of Arts, MU Brno (FF CJV), or
(2) have the exam RECOGNIZED on the basis of an exam that was done before, or on the basis of appropriate documentation (such as a publication in the foreign language; see below). This French essay writing is regularly conducted 3 times a year: during exam periods in January/February, May/June and September. Students must register at least 3 working days before the exam date.
Exam registration involves signing up in IS
Language of instruction
French
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2000, Spring 2001, Autumn 2001, Spring 2002, Autumn 2002, Spring 2003, Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Autumn 2007, Spring 2008, Autumn 2008, Spring 2009, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Spring 2011, Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Autumn 2012, Spring 2013, Autumn 2013, Spring 2014, Autumn 2014, Spring 2015, Autumn 2015, Spring 2016, Autumn 2016, Spring 2017, Autumn 2017, Spring 2018, Autumn 2018, Spring 2019, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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